Complimenting Power

It wasn’t until recently that I realized the significance of the insignificant. Of course, I am referring to the everyday compliment. The past few months I have been dishing out more compliments to girls I am friends with and the ones I am dating… and man, they eat it UP!

I don’t think us guys compliment girls enough because when I do dish one out, it changes their mood completely – it’s a weird phenomenon.

For example, I was going in to get my haircut the other day. While waiting for my stylist to finish up, I noticed she was looking really good. She had on one of those yellow, t-shirt material dresses that went down to just above her knees. I definately find her attractive, and wouldn’t even mind a date with her, but over the past year her and I have just been friends… only seeing each other when I come in every 6 weeks for a clean up.

Well, she came over to get me and as we were walking to the seat, I said:

I really like you dress, it looks great on you

Thats it. That is all I said. But man, you would have thought I just gave her three dozen fresh roses! She lit up immediately and became more chatty, quick to giggle, and overall flirty with me the entire time I was there!

Needless to say, complimenting has some major advantages. I highly recommend it… and girls, do it to guys as well. No one compliments anyone these days, so when you do, it makes you stick out (in a good way). If you’re gonna compliment a guy, say something about his muscles or ability to fix/do something. This may seem kind of cliche, but us guys like to be recognized for those types of things (why do think guys are always trying to fix a problem instead of just listen to the problem! It’s how our minds work).

Something along the lines of, “your shoulders look really big in that shirt” will do just fine… Or perhaps, “I can’t believe you were able to fix that so quick”. I promise you that it will work wonders.

As for the fellas, start complimenting the ladies on how they look. Besides, they put in a lot of effort to look good … let them know you noticed!

I can only speak from my experience, but after dishing out compliments on clothing, hair, smiles, etc., I have had a lot more success in getting dates. Just a thought.

Sex with No Brains or Brains with No Sex

This seems to be the luck of my previous girlfriends. Either I’ll be with someone and we shag all the time (great of course), but they can’t hold a conversation with me. I don’t mean that they are dumb, but I am a pretty intense thinker with a value on education.  For example, I have a masters degree, and when I am seeing a girl who doesn’t have plans to finish up college, it’s kind of a turn off. Perhaps I am being a bit pretentious, but I want a girl who puts the same emphasis on education, learning, and intellectual thought.

On the other hand, I’ve been with some girls who have the smarts but are not as into sex as I am. I don’t think I am into it more than most guys (well maybe a little… I guess I have raging hormones). Are there any girls who have a healthy balance of both? So far, it doesn’t seem to be so. Well, I got faked out one time. I was dating a girl who started off liking sex but it became few and far between after a while…and we weren’t even married yet!

So anyway, just felt like venting a bit. Who knows, I may have come across as an ass in this post – but that’s the beauty about blogging, it allows you to say the things you’ve always wanted to 🙂

Saudi Arabia explains gender differences [VIDEO]

haha, wow…

15 Reasons Why I’m Glad to be a Guy

I got to thinking today about what life would be like if I was a girl… and I immediately became grateful that I am a guy! I think this top 15 list sums up my thoughts nicely. In no particular order, they are as follows:

1. It feels good to pee: If a guy holds his pee for a really long time and finally goes, it feels like a mild orgasm. I’ve heard this is not true in women. Sorry. Is it bad that I always hold my pee as long as I can for this reason?
2. I can pee anywhere, and any way I want: I can pee outside, standing up, or even lying on my side (why would I do that? Because I can). I also don’t have to wipe the tip of my penis when I am finished. If you have sandals on, and you’re on concrete; you have to angle the penis up and shoot the stream far away so the splash doesn’t hit your feet. This is also fun to do. Women wouldn’t dare pee on concrete. That would be bad.
3. I can aim my pee stream: There is something about writing your name with your pee in snow. It’s easy in cursive because you don’t have to stop. Try printing it guys, it’s much more challenging. Sorry women, you can’t do this either.
4. The monthly visit: This has got to be one the most glaring bonuses for men. I could not imagine what it would be like to have blood come out of my pee hole. Screw that. Plus all the pain before and after the event. PMS? Sorry girls.
5. Child birth: A wise man once told me that if men were to bear children, there would be families with either one child, or none. If there were two kids, they must be twins. No man would ever go through that more than once, and they would ALL be by C-section.
6. Nine months of pregnancy: Refer to my previous list comments.
7. We have a single orgasm, maybe two: If men could have multiple orgasms, would we ever get anything accomplished? We would have like 10 a day.
8. We get to have sex with women: Men are hairy, stinky, usually not muscular. We fart, burp…gross. Women are beautiful, curvy, have breasts, smell wonderful, have beautiful hair, lips, etc. Men are so lucky indeed.
9. The wonderful double standard: Man sleeps with 20 women…cool. Woman sleeps with 20 men…slut.
10. Makeup: I’m so glad women wear makeup, but I am damn lucky that I don’t have to.
11. Getting ready: From getting out of bed to walking out the door = 15 minutes
    Women…1 hour 15 minutes on a good day.
12. Ugly men still date hot women: Although this can be annoying at times.
13. Fat men still date hot women: There are much more fat man, hot girl relationships than fat women, hot guy relationships.
14. Shaving: Yes we have to shave our face and you don’t. But we don’t HAVE to do it, and I must say some women prefer scruffy men. You won’t find a man anywhere in the world that likes a chick with hairy armpits. I know some women choose not to shave, and most men choose not to date those women.
15. I can take off my shirt whenever I get hot: I wish this was accepted for women to do, but it isn’t…not yet

The Power of the Chill Night

Today was a big day… and needless to say, I was pretty tired at the end of it. I had to pack more for my move, I went for a run, played some pick-up soccer (I played in college… love me some soccer), and then did some more packing. I got a call from Kelly… she wanted to hang out.

Now ladies, let me say, sometimes us guys don’t have the energy to think up something creative (even cooking dinner seemed out of the question). I told Kelly of my low energy, and she purposed that I just come over, eat some chips and watch some TV with her.

Amazing.

I mean, this is what I was gonna do anyway! I got into some comfortable clothes and drove to her place. We chilled on her bed, ate some food, and just watched comedy central. After a few hours, I left for home. We had a good time being lazy together.

So, if you’re comfortable enough with someone you are dating, don’t underestimate the power of the “chill night” !

A Simple, Fun, and Effective Date Idea

Today I hung out with Emily. We have hung out multiple times already and I was running out of good date ideas. I was feeling particuarly lazy today, so when Emily called I hadn’t even thought of anything to do for our date. I mean, we had already gone to sporting events, nice dinner, bar, walks, ice cream, putt putt, and who knows what else.

I had about 15 minutes until Emily was gonna show up, so I needed an idea of what to do… and fast! That’s when it hit me… we would cook a dinner together! I had some potatoes, spaghetti, stuff for a salad, and other side items. When she showed up, I told her the idea, and she loved it!

We poured some wine and drank a bit while we cooked. When it was all said and done, we had a nice romantic meal together. We finished up with a movie on the couch where we enjoyed each other’s company 😉

Therefore, I recommend this date idea for anyone who is struggling to figure out something to do. It can be fun for the both of you, allowing a lot of time to flirt and sip on some wine.

Good times!

Probably the worst date I’ve ever been on

It was definately the worst date, but probably the funniest at the same time. Luckily, Rachel was totally cool and just went with the flow. The whole time we were cracking up… so here’s how it went:

I picked up her up and on the way there I was getting to know her a little better. She was a little difficult to talk to, I kinda felt like I was interviewing her for a bit. Perhaps it was because we were complete opposites. She was very “punk rock” and I’m very clean cut (i think I was rocking an Express shirt and Silver jeans). I also have zero tattoos and piercings while she has 40 piercings (I’m not making that up, I asked her) and quite a few tats. Still, I don’t judge, plus I found her extremely attractive.

Okay, so we get to our destination. I was planning on a nice round of putt putt in the glow of a summer night. Well, the place was closed when we got there….. so that plan was shot hahaha. Across the street was a DQ so I took her there to get some ice cream. This would have gone fine but the girl behind the counter messed up both our orders. I wasn’t about to make a scene and she said she was fine with what she got, so we moved onto the third part of my date.

I took her (about a mile down the road) to a state park with a beautiful lake. My hope was to sit at a picnic table (that I scouted out before hand) right on waters edge, eat our ice-cream, enjoy the scenery, and get to know each other some more.

Sounded pretty good right? I guess I didn’t count on it being one of the COLDEST nights this summer. So here we are, outside eating ice cream on a freezing cold night. I finally just broke the ice and said, “so this is probably the best date you’ve ever been on isn’t it?” (obviously joking)

We laughed for a good while and I eventually to her home. We haven’t gone on another date. We talked on the phone twice a few days later but that’s it.

So yeah, that was the biggest flop of a date I’ve ever had…

The Biggest First Date Turn-Off

You take a shower, put on your favorite shirt, pick out your best pair of pants, spray on that cologne/perfume, do your hair just right, take a deep breath, then walk out the door. It’s time for that first date. You met this Jane/John Doe, hit it off, and have now scheduled a time to get to know each other a little bit better.

Personally, I don’t get all that nervous on first dates, but maybe it’s because I haven’t gone on a date with someone I was REALLY crushing on – just more spur of the moment, no expectation type deals. If things work out with this waitress girl, then I will probably be real nervous.

So even though I don’t get nervous, it doesn’t mean that all my dates are good. Sometimes they are a big turn-off. Turn-offs take different forms for different people. For me, I am turned off when I find myself having to drive the conversations… like if I didn’t ask her questions we would be sitting there in silence. In other words, I need a competent girl who is comfortable with human interaction.  I hate having to “interview” my date…

That is my biggest turn-off on a date. What about you? Ladies, what turns you off to a guy on a date? Fellas, what gets to you?

This will def help me with my upcoming date (Jenny) in the near future!